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Kitchen runner rugs made from canvas are washable and non-slip. This is a story about how looking around and grabbing details from the surrounding area can come together to make a beautiful piece of art for the floor. Helen was tired of slipping on her tile floor. She contacted me to make a rug for … Read more
Ordering and shipping custom canvas rugs What do you think when you see a company in Costa Rica making canvas rugs? Do you wonder about ordering and shipping custom canvas rugs? Will you receive what you wanted? Will it arrive safely? These are considerations I would have dealing with a custom product coming from a … Read more
The Most Asked Questions During my 10 years of painting canvas rugs, several questions have popped up time and time again. Here are some of the most asked questions about how to use canvas rugs in your interior decor. How do you keep a canvas rug from slipping? We use Putty Tack, made by several … Read more
A Letter Asking About a Canvas Floor Cloth Hello, I am interested in a canvas floor cloth for our kitchen and I have a few questions. Background: We have a hardwood floor, with a pedestal table and rolling kitchen chairs. The house is a little crooked so the chairs roll away from the table if … Read more
It’s The Combination of Material That Makes It. The concept of using canvas with paint and varnish for a placemat is in itself an interesting prospect. It’s amazing how these materials come together to make such a unique product that can be made to fit into or create any décor. When starting out with a … Read more
Kiva Loans Helping Others in Business Laurel is committed to donating 5% from the sale of all of her Laurel’s Originals products – canvas rugs, interior decor items and canvas totes and bags, to helping women (and men) in Costa Rica get the assistance they need to start, grow and/or maintain their business with small … Read more
A History of Giving: Helping Women in Business When I first started making hand painted cotton dresses 30 years ago I enlisted the help of the women in my community. Cahuita is a very small rural community on the Costa Rica Caribbean coast. I was surprised to learn the husbands were against their wives leaving … Read more